Unit 3 Study Guide-india Flashcards
Druvidians
People of the Deccan plateau
Karma
Actions in your life that affect your next life
Mystic
Person who devotes their life to spirtual truths
Nirvana
Ultimate goal of buddhism
Moksha
Ultimate goal of hinduism
Caste
System into which you are born and cannot change
Dharma
Dutites and responsibilities of the caste
Stupas
Shrine that house the remains of buddha
Monsoon
Seasonal wind
Reincarnation
Rebirth of the soul in another form
Subcontinent
Large landmass that juts out from a continent
Ganges river(who settled in it )
The aryans settled in this river
Sandscript
Aryan writing system
Askoka
Mauryan leader who converted to buddhism
Untouchables
This group was given the most impure jobs in india
Joint family
Typical indian family,which included your extended family
Describe 3 regions of india
Coastal plains-trade,fishing
Fertile gangetic plain
Dry Deccan plateau
What 2 rivers have most influenced the development of india
Ganges and indus river
Explain 3 unique features of mohenjo Daro and harappa
Both large
Hill top structures(dedicated to their gods)
Warehouse-storage for food
Where did the aryans come from and where did they settle
They came from the hindu kush mt.
They settled in ganges river
List the 6 countries on the indian subcontinent
India Pakistan Bangladesh Himalayan states of nepal Bhutan Sri lanka
Who was the founder of buddhism
Saddharthq Gautama
Why do hindus believe it is important to follow the path of nonviolence
Brahman is in everything
Compare and contrast hinduism and buddhism
Similarities-reincarnation,nonviolence,released from reincarnation.
Differences-hinduism has no founder, buddhisms founder is siddhartha guatama,sacred texts of hinuism is the vedas, the sacred texts for buddhism is tripitako,
What were the achievements of the gupta dynasty
Studied bones
Deciamal system(use of zero)
Simple surgery
What geographic features exist in india
Gangetic plain
Indus river
Deccan plateau
Why was the caste in india justified
The people were okay where they were because you could get good karma
Vedas
Sacred text of hinduism
